diff --git a/home/.config/awesome/widgets.lua b/home/.config/awesome/widgets.lua
index eb87f3a..b50f673 100644
--- a/home/.config/awesome/widgets.lua
+++ b/home/.config/awesome/widgets.lua
@@ -193,19 +193,32 @@ widgets.cal = {}
 widgets.cal.show = function()
     widgets.cal.hide()
 
+    widgets.cal.notification_processing = true
+
     helpers.async({ "khal", "calendar" }, function(output)
         widgets.cal.notification = naughty.notify{
             screen  = awful.screen.focused(),
             text    = output:gsub("\n$", ""),
             timeout = 0,
         }
+
+        widgets.cal.notification_processing = false
+
+        if widgets.cal.trigger_hide then
+            widgets.cal.hide()
+            widgets.cal.trigger_hide = false
+        end
     end)
 end
 
 widgets.cal.hide = function()
-    if not widgets.cal.notification then return end
-    naughty.destroy(widgets.cal.notification)
-    widgets.cal.notification = nil
+    if widgets.cal.notification_processing then
+        widgets.cal.trigger_hide = true
+    else
+        if not widgets.cal.notification then return end
+        naughty.destroy(widgets.cal.notification)
+        widgets.cal.notification = nil
+    end
 end
 
 widgets.cal.attach = function(parent)